The Americas - Page 951

March 22, 2016

Obama's false promise of a new day in Cuba

President Obama spoke of a “new day” in Cuba Monday, but he chose to ignore the tragic and oppressive past decades of the old Castro regime.

March 22, 2016

Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford dies at 46 after battle with cancer, family says

The family of former Toronto mayor Rob Ford says he has died at 46 after a battle with cancer, according to The Associated Press.

March 22, 2016

Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford dies after fighting cancer

Rob Ford, the pugnacious, populist former mayor of Toronto whose career crashed in a drug-driven, obscenity-laced debacle, died Tuesday after fighting cancer, his family says.

March 22, 2016

Russian judge reads verdict in trial of Ukrainian pilot

A Ukrainian pilot who is charged with complicity to murder in the deaths of two Russian journalists in war-torn eastern Ukraine has arrived to court in southwestern Russia where the verdict in her trial is to continue.

March 22, 2016

2 climbers die in fall at Mexico's Nevada de Toluca volcano

The Red Cross in Mexico says it is bringing down the bodies of two climbers who died in a fall at the Nevada de Toluca volcano.

March 22, 2016

US Commander in Afghanistan apologizes for hospital attack

The new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan has apologized to the people of Kunduz for the deadly attack on a hospital in the city last year that killed 42 people.

March 22, 2016

British ship believed carrying plutonium leaves Japan port

An armed British ship believed to be carrying enough plutonium to make about 40 atomic bombs has left a port in eastern Japan to transport the shipment to the U.S. for storage.

March 22, 2016

Must-see TV: Cubans marvel at rare questioning of Castro

Cubans were glued to their televisions on Monday, many watching in a state of shock as President Raul Castro faced tough questions from American journalists who challenged him to defend Cuba's record on human rights and political prisoners.

March 22, 2016

Brazil's Petrobras reports $10.2 billion quarterly loss

Brazil's state-run oil company, Petrobras, reported a record quarterly loss of $10.2 billion Monday due to a large reduction in the value of some assets amid lower oil prices.

March 22, 2016

Ex-Toronto Mayor Rob Ford receiving palliative care, family says

Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford was in a hospital receiving care that is "palliative in nature," his family said Monday as he continues his battle with cancer.